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Alvin and the ChipmunksI know these high-pitched, talking chipmunks can be a tad annoying to the adult ear, but, to me, Alvin and his squeaky brothers are classic childhood fare.

And their appeal isn’t lost on my son Jackson either. Those crazy little chipmunks are a favorite of Jackson’s and consistently crack him up.

I had planned on taking Jackson to see Alvin and the Chipmunks’ feature film in the theater, but we didn’t get the chance to go. So I was thrilled to receive a screener copy to review with Jackson this past week.

Just as I expected, Jackson laughed throughout the entire movie – his infectious chuckles and hoots entertained me! It is so fun to watch my child enjoying a movie, especially with characters I enjoyed as a kid.

In the big screen tale, the furry little singers are just as charming as they were in their old cartoons.

Struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, they quickly become overnight music sensations. But when a greedy record producer (David Cross) tries to exploit the musical ensemble, Dave must use a little human ingenuity—and a lot of ’munk mischief—to get his furry family back before it’s too late!

The movie is filled with fun and lots of reasons to laugh out loud. And everyone will appreciate the warm fuzzies of love and family coming through to save the day!

Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks is available on DVD and Blu-ray, April 1st. Included in both versions, are two bonus featurettes: “Chip-Chip-Hooray! Chipmunk History” and “Hitting the Harmony”.

If your kids are big Alvin fans, you might also want to check out the Get Munk’d Tour 2008 at select malls across the country.

Coming to a few select malls for a free, one day appearance, Alvin and the Chipmunks will be performing their hit songs “Get U Goin’,” “How We Roll,” “Funkytown,” “Get Munked” and their #1 classic hit single “Witch Doctor.”

After the show, the fun with the Chipmunks continues with step-by-step dance lessons, hands on video game play stations, character photo opps, and special prize giveaways throughout the day!

For the tour schedule, visit www.alvinandthechipmunksdvd.com.

For this contest, we will have two winners who will receive both the Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD and the soundtrack and one runner up who will receive only the Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD. To enter, leave a comment at this post.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian shipping addresses.

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  5. Great contest please enter me.
    My girls would love this, they’ve been asking for it since before it was released.
    M

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  6. This was the first movie we took our son to and he laughed the whole time. It is pretty funny to watch an 18 month old laugh at a movie like that.

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  10. I don’t know if it would be wise for me to even enter for this, since I know what will happen. My little one will be talking in a chipmunk voice for weeks and weeks. But, I’m willing to take a chance. 🙂

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  11. I would love to win Alvin and the Chipmunks on DVD. I heard it was really cute and I would love to see it as would some other members of my family. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.

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  13. My Kids LOVED this movie! We saw it in the theater, and MacKenzie, the 3 yo, keeps saying “bow chicka wow wow!” It’s so cute! They absolutely love this movie!!! Please enter us!

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  18. I loved this show when I was little. Now, my son really wants to see the movie. We’d love to win this. Enter me too please.

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  30. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard “Bow chicka wow-wow!” from my 8 year old. Each time it cracks me up!! He’d love this!

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  38. I have six grandchildren who want a copy of this in the worst way! You should have seen their faces when I sang – in my Alvin voice – “Christmas, Chrostmas don’t be late.” I am old enough to have heard and loved the original.

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  39. My little boy wants to see this so badly~ I didn’t get the chance to take him to see it, but he belly laughs at the advertisements for it:) So cute!

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  47. Ohh my kids would LOVE to have that movie! =) It’s highly amusing to me that things that were ‘in’ when I was little are now making a come back! Woohoo Alvin & the Chipmunks 🙂

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  48. My kids would love this and so would I. Brings back a lot of wonderful childhood memories. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  52. With Summer brea right around the corner. I cant wait for my kids to have the chance to win and watch!! Movie night might be in our future… Nice contest!

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  57. I was just informed over the weekend by my fequent houseguest and five year old friend that Alvin was “OMG THE BEST MOVIE EVER THIS YEAR” Hmm seeing as she piked it over high school musical there must be something to that.

    We’d love to have a copy.

    I added the giveaway to Prize-a-Tron as well!
    http://www.prizeatron.com

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  59. Please enter me into this contest! Seeing Alvin & the Chipmunks takes me back to my childhood memories of listening to their Christmas Song over and over (and over and over…well, you get the idea!). Thanks!

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  62. Eeeeeee! *makes squealing noise* My daughter will love this! Thank you for the chance to win! I’ve seen the commercials and it looks so darn cute! 😀

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  65. My favorite part about this movie was watching my son and his best friend laugh through the entire thing! It was great!

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  67. I am recovering from breast cancer and uterine cancer surgery on april 4th, 2008., and would love to win the alvin and the chipmunks dvd since I am stuck home in bed. I have 2 kids 8 1/2 and 5 who really want to see this movie with me on my new dvd player! I pray I win the dvd. Thanks Valerie Kuehn

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  74. I would love to have this for myself! Have enjoy the Chipmunks for nearly 50 years. They are always a great way to relax and have a few chuckles!

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  75. We recently saw this movie at the cheap show and the kids loved it. They would be thrilled to receive this.

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  77. Hello, I have been watching Alvin and the Chipmunks since I was a young girl! They are still adorable. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks…..
    Cindi

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  85. I still haven’t gotten used to this new incarnation of the chipmunks, but I did love the cartoon back in the day!

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  104. I have not seen the movie, but I grew up with Alvin and the Chipmunks, born 1947. I prefer these type movies than the others out there that are not fit for family use.

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  116. I have an old picture when I was about 6 years old singing the chipmunk song into my big sister brand new tape recorder. Lost the tape after these many years but still have the pictures. Alvin has always been my favorite. Now that I have a beautiful baby girl who just turned one, I am hoping she will love them as much as I did growing up.

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  119. My kids have been asking non-stop for to get this and unbelievable I find a give away! We saw the movie in the theater and it’s hilarious and cute! I hope I win this if not hey, I tried. Thanks for the great give away!

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  120. Oh, goodness, my toddler would love to have this! When Alvin was in the dishwasher she would proceed to sing just like him. Too cute!!

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  122. The main guy, Jason Lee, is my daughter’s best friend’s dad’s ex wife’s son. Really. So is he my daughter’s friend’s step brother? If it was her step mother’s son. before the divorce. So does divorce stop the relationship between step siblings? I am so confused.

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  126. I really wanted to see this in the theater but we kept on missing it because my daughter kept getting sick (strep) over and over again.

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  128. I LOVE Alvin and the Chipmunks!! I used to watch the cartoon all the time, but still haven’t been able to watch the movie. I would love to win this! Thanks!

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  134. I am so wanting to see this with my kids. This is a movie that I think that my 8 year old, mentally handicapped 4 year old, and 3 year old would really enjoy. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to try to win it!

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  139. My niece would love to have this movie. She saw it at the store and laughed and didn’t want to go. I let her watch for a few minutes but we eventually had to leave. She kept saying she wanted to see that movie and maybe her mom would get it for her.

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  146. This movie looked so funny! I would love to win this to watch with my family. I remeber the cartoons and loving them too!

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  147. Wonderful contest!! My youngest son is a HUGE fan after seeing the movie. (He is Alvin) lol

    We would LOVE to win this!

    Thank you!

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  148. This would definitely be added to my nostalgic movie collection and keep my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies company! They are great to share with kids, nieces, and nephews to show them the cartoons and characters we grew up with. Thanks!

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  149. I remember watching Alvin when I was just little girl and they were just cartoons. I missed out on going to the theatre to see this, hopefully I will win this for the kids.

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  153. My girls LOVE this movie, and we trying to cut back on our spending… so winning a copy would be fabulous! I’ll be crossing my fingers!

    Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  154. I too LOVED this movie (almost more than my 3 girls who I took with me). They couldn’t believe that their mom “knew” of the chipmunks. I told them I watched many episodes when I was their age. This DVD would be the hit of the year for my girls. We take long road trips to see family and I could see us all singing along as we travel down the road. Thanks for the chance!

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  155. I didn’t get to see this, but my husband took my son to it and they LOVED it! We’d love to win this so pick me!!! LOL

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  165. My 2 yr old would love this. If her reactions to the previews is any indication– she loves the munks! 🙂

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  167. My two year old is not ready for the movie theater yet, but I know he will get a kick out of this movie! He loves music and gets up a dances when he hears it!

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  168. We wanted to take our son to see this, but it’s hard to do without a babysitter for the baby. He would love to see this!

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  171. My son (2yrs odl) laughs every time he sees the commercial on tv. I almost broke down and bought him the movie. I hope I get the chance to win it! If not, Walmart, here I come!

    laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  178. I love Alvin and the chipmunks. When I was little my grandparents had a Christmas soundtrack (on record, I think) of the chipmunks and it was our favorite music to listen to when we went over there! I would love to win!

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  179. My children would be eternally grateful to win this. 😉

    My oldest son loves to imitate the chipmunk voices.

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  182. I never had any of their albums (Santa did not come through:) ) but my friend did and we listened to them all of the time

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  183. I would love to add this to our family movie collection. I used to love watching the cartoon when I was a kid!

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  185. Oh, my kids would love this. I took them opening day to see this in the theater with my mom. It is a great movie. My girls loved it. They couldn’t stop talking about getting the movie. I found a DVD at walmart of an old Chipmunks movie and gave it to them for Christmas. They’ve watched it a bunch. They still want the new movie to show Daddy since he couldn’t go with them.

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  187. Oh man, this is a good one. The Chipmunks are such a classic! They were my favorite cartoon growing up. I used to sing all there X-Mas songs… My son would LOVE this. Those high pitched voices are just irresistably cute!!! thx.

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  204. I’d love to win one of these so I can share the Chipmunks with my kids. Thank you for offering them. Cory

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  212. My husband raves about watching Alvin and the Chipmunks as a child, I think it would be sweet to see him and my daughter watch it together. Also, there’s just something about Jason Lee (‘Earl’) that Mommy thinks is cute (shh, don’t tell . . !)

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  215. I loved the Chipmunks as a kid and was thrilled they were making a movie. We took our kids to see it and they loved it. My daughter gets excited everytime she sees them on a commercial or something. She would LOVE to have this movie! (And so would I!)

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  225. Believe it or not I have a 16 year old that loved this movie. We did get a chance to go and see it in the movie theater. It was fun because it was just the two of us. I really enjoyed it. It was really cute! Would love to surprise my ‘big’ girl with this ;-).

    I loved the beginning where they are sining “So You Had a Hard Day”… ROFL..

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  226. My daughter would be thrilled to receive this. We rented it from Blockbuster, and she really enjoyed it (as did I).

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